<p>I'm a junior who's planning on applying regular decision to Cornell's college of engineering. Chances please?</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA (W): 4.20
UW: N/A</p>
<p>SAT: 2230 (R:710/M:720/W:800) (retaking in October to go above 2300)
SAT IIs: Math II: 800, Physics: 710, Spanish (no listening): 720</p>
<p><strong><em>APs</em></strong>:
Computer Science: 5
BC Calculus: 5 + AB subscore of 5
Spanish Language: 5
Physics C Mechanics/E&M: 4 & 4</p>
<p><strong><em>Relevant Coursework:</em></strong>
9th grade:
Intro to CS accelerated
Spanish II
Freshman Tech (basic mechanical/electrical engineering)</p>
<p>10th grade:
AP Computer Science
Spanish III</p>
<p>11th grade:
Artificial Intelligence I & II (post-AP)
Parallel Computing I & II (post-AP)
AP Physics C
AP Spanish Language & Culture
AP Calculus BC</p>
<p>I'm planning to take Computer Systems Research, Computational Physics, Cryptography, and Multivariable Calc+Concrete Math next year.</p>
<p><strong><em>ECs</em></strong>:</p>
<p>Technology Student Association (TSA) (competitions in STEM; awards in the Awards section) (7th grade--present)</p>
<p>Freshman, Intermediate, & Senior Computer Team (programming club) (9th, 10th, 11th grade, respectively)</p>
<p>Spanish Honor Society (10th grade-present)
--Webmaster for upcoming year
--Tutor during 11th grade to freshman
--Fundraising/Volunteering</p>
<p>BigSibs (program for upperclassmen to help freshman integrate into the school culture) (upcoming year)</p>
<p>Indian Language Association (teaching Hindi/Telugu to members) (9th grade--10th grade)</p>
<p>I've participated in Physics Team and Linguistics Club, but I don't think I'm dedicated enough to put them on my college apps.</p>
<p>Weekly volunteering at Indian mission school + fundraising with all of the above clubs. I also volunteer at my local library.</p>
<p><strong><em>Summer Programs</em></strong>:</p>
<p>NASA's Virginia Space Coast Scholars online academy + summer academy (10th grade), which is an aerospace engineering course that selects 40 students in VA out of upwards 200 applicants.</p>
<p>NASA's Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars online academy (was offered to go for the summer academy but I declined to pursue an internship) (11th grade) which is like the one above except more selective and for juniors only. Plus I got college credit in mechanical engineering for taking the course.</p>
<p>Paid internship at the Naval Research Lab in D.C. in High Assurance Computer Systems (programming, high level logic, etc.) (happening right now)</p>
<p><strong><em>Awards</em></strong>:</p>
<p>TSA:
System Control Technology (SCT) is a robotics simulation competition
Electronic Gaming (EG) is a video game design competition
Website Design (WD) is a web design competition
Video Game Design (VGD) is EG at the high school level
Webmaster is WD at the high school level
Open Source Software Development (OSSD) is a software engineering competition</p>
<p>7th grade:
--2nd place in SCT regionals
--8th place in SCT states
--9th place in EG states
8th grade:
--1st place SCT in regionals
--3rd place EG in regionals
--5th place SCT in states
--7th place EG in states
--7th place WD in states
10th grade:
--5th place SCT in regionals
--10th place VGD in regionals
11th grade:
--1st place Webmaster in states
--3rd place OSSD in states
--5th place SCT in regionals
--5th place Webmaster in <strong>nationals</strong>
--6th place OSSD in <strong>nationals</strong>
--8th place VGD in regionals</p>
<p>3x gold medal in National Spanish Exam Levels 2, 3, and 4 (9th, 10th, & 11th grade) (99th, 98th, 97th percentile)</p>
<p><strong><em>Misc</em></strong>*:
Race: Indian
Gender: Male
Combined Income: >$200K</p>